Arad is the most important trans-European road and rail transport junction point in Western Romania, included in the 4th Pan-European Transport Corridor. The city includes an extensive light rail network, the second in terms of dimension after Bucharest.

With the largest and the most modern cargo terminal in Western Romania, Arad International Airport is located only 4 kilometres away from the city centre and is directly connected to Arad western bypass road, part of the A1 motorway. Overall, 9.27% of the population is employed in transport and telecommunication operations.

The CO-GISTICS pilot site focuses on truck fleet operations across Europe. CO-GISTICS services for intelligent truck parking, CO2 emission estimation and monitoring, priority and speed advice and eco-drive support are going to be delivered on-board to a fleet of heavy transport trucks.

The pilot site leader, Teamnet, is providing the necessary on-board units, runtime environment and integration software components, so that CO-GISTICS services can be efficiently implemented in pan-European road transport operations. WestEuroTrans is the second regional partner, providing and operating the fleet and being directly involved in detailed requirements analysis and valitation of the implementation.